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The theme this year is Women Making History Now. As a woman-founded, woman-led firm, WATSON is proud to champion history-making…

Ask any new director about their orientation process and you’re likely to hear: “it was helpful but it was too…

The 2021 International Women’s Day theme, #ChooseToChallenge, is a call to act against bias and inequality, celebrate women’s achievements, and…

Think about the chair at the head of your boardroom table. Is it shiny and new with lots of useful…

Your ears perk up – what did the CEO just say? Here you are, a director participating in the last…

Hiring, evaluating, compensating and managing CEO transition is arguably the board’s most important area of responsibility. Ironically, experienced board members…

The chair of a Crown corporation feels like the CEO controls and limits information going to the board and is…

Discussions of purpose, stakeholder capitalism, social license, and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) are front and centre on corporate boardroom…

These are unusual times for everybody. As the pandemic unfolds and deeply impacts peoples’ lives and the economy, leadership is…